On Monday, crews started tearing down a Jefferson County home so they can begin building the East End Bridge.

Crews were out in the 7100 block of Greengate Court in eastern Jefferson County for demolition.

They started knocking a home down there at about 7 a.m. and planned to work until about 4 p.m.

"I just hope they don't drag their feet. Let's get this thing over with," said neighbor Steve Hanson.

It has been decades since the first talks on the Bridges Project.

"The heavy equipment rolled in and and now, this morning, they started knocking down the house, which for me, is good to see, finally," said Hanson.

He said the state bought his neighbor's home about two years ago and since, it's just been sitting, in need of maintenance.

"The house has been sitting vacant. We've just been waiting," said Hanson.

"A lot of the utility lines that are currently in place are up against (Highway) 841 right now, they are going to have to be relocated," said Hanson.

There are some telephone boxes along Springdale Road, near the Gene Snyder Freeway at U.S. 42, and crews said since that portion of the freeway is set to be reconstructed, those utilities will be moved to where the home once was.

Transportation officials said utilities are step three of the four phases in the Bridges Project.

"I'm starting to believe it now. It looks like the project is definitely going to take place," said Hanson.

Crews will be right back at work Tuesday, cleaning up the rest of the debris from the home.

They said it could take them as long as a few days to clean up the site.